Date sent: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:51:35 +0000 (GMT)
From: Paul Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> The Justice Department on Thursday said Internet service providers should
> be allowed to charge a fee for priority Web traffic.
As best I understand the (admittedly labryinthian) US structure, they are "not
the
boss of" that (as the twins would put it), correct?
> The agency told the Federal Communications Commission, which is reviewing
> high-speed Internet practices, that it is opposed to "Net neutrality," the
> principle that all Internet sites should be equally accessible to any Web
> user.
Given the added complexity this would layer on the analysis of traffic, one
wonders why?
> Several phone and cable companies, such as AT&T Inc., Verizon
> Communications Inc. and Comcast Corp., have previously said they want the
> option to charge some users more money for loading certain content or Web
> sites faster than others.
Good news about that Spanish Armada, eh?
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